Shutting down the state for snow

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was shut down today because of a snow storm that was supposed to start around 7 am. The snow did not start until about three pm. Red-faced meteorologists are scrambling to explain why a massive snowstorm predicted to wallop the Bay State failed to show up.


“A day like today keeps us humble. Unfortunately Mother Nature doesn’t always follow our forecast,” said Eleanor Vallier-Talbot, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Taunton. “There will still be some measurable snow, but it won’t be as much as we thought.”

Boston will likely receive 3 to 5 inches of snow in all, well below the 5 to 0 inches predicted. The city will lift a parking ban at 6 p.m.

Near Taunton, snow totals will amount to 6 to 8 inches when 10 to 12 inches was expected. Very little snow is expected to accumulate north of the Turnpike.

Snow totals across the state will be lower than expected due to a band of snow that did not reach as far north as originally anticipated and a rapid intensification of the low pressure area that brought warm air into the region.

Fear of a brutal nor’easter forced Governor Deval Patrick this morning to order all “non-emergency” state workers to stay home while asking private-sector employers to do the same.

School was canceled today in Boston and in other communities across the state. A parking ban went into effect in Boston at 8 a.m., and city employees were expected to report to work.

Being a weatherman has to be the best job in America. You only have to be right half of the time to have a job. Constantly saying might is great job security as a meteorologist. You can never be wrong.

I should teach my students that there might have been a French revolution. I could also teach them that there might not need to study to get an A. Maybe’s for a whole new world.


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